Feb. 5, 1957 – Feb. 9, 2025
Daryl Gene Hayes, 68, of Gore, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in Tulsa. He was born on Feb. 5, 1957, in Wichita, Kan., to Emel (Hawkins) Hayes and Arthur Hayes.
A gathering for family and friends took place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at Agent Millsap Event Center in Gore.
He married Donna Sue (Burrow) Hayes on April 10, 2019, in Fort Smith, Ark.
He enjoyed fishing, camping, and following Nascar. He was a mechanic at the City of Gore Water Treatment Plant and for John Montgomery. Additionally, he operated the Stop to Shop Junk Sale at Webbers Falls.
Survivors are his wife, Donna of the home; two daughters, Christia Acker of Webbers Falls and Brittany James and Jessie of Gore; one son, Jeremy Girty of Kansas; 17 grandchildren; four greatgrandchildren; three sisters, Charlotte Casinger of Gore, Sandy Laymon of Braggs and Sharon Sanders of Leon, Kan.; three brothers, Melvin Hayes, Art Hayes and Steve Hayes, all of Gore; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Tammy Swimmer.
